Mother Nature wasn’t going to get the W on the first day of Program 15’s inaugural national event.
Despite a nearly four-hour rain delay in the middle of the day, every participating team went through batting practice and infield/outfield at the Premier Baseball satellite fields on Saturday. In fact, only a handful of teams still need to go through on-field athletic testing, with the action lasting all the way until 10 PM.
Enjoy this brief photo gallery of Program 15 staff’s involvement with Saturday’s activities as a teaser for a lengthy series of photos and videos of both batting practice and the upcoming tournament game action featuring players from many of the invited teams…
Mike Ashmore is a veteran baseball writer. Since 2003 he has covered multiple World Series and has worked high-profile events ranging from the MLB All-Star Game to the World Baseball Classic. In addition to his role working for Future Stars Series, the New Jersey native currently serves as the beat writer of the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as well as national hockey writer and New York Jets game day beat reporter for The Trentonian. Ashmore has worked six Super Bowls, ten Stanley Cup Finals, the NBA Playoffs, College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Frozen Four, Daytona 500, major UFC events and much more as he approaches 3,000 games covered in his career.
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